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Blaenavon, c.1955
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On the right is St Peter's, the parish church of Blaenavon, built by the ironmasters Hopkins and Hill in 1805. Almost everything in the church—the pillars, the window frames, the font and the tombs - is made of Blaenavon iron. The church with the central rose window and tower (left) is the Park Street Methodist church, built in 1885–86. To the left of it is the church school, which was well endowed by Miss Sarah Hopkins in 1816.

An extract from Around Alton Photographic Memories.

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A Selection of Memories from Blaenavon

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Blaenavon

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Belli's Cafe

Bert Belli was my Dads brother,we met him once when I was very young.My Dad was Tony Belli and lived in the Isle of Man.Dad saw Bert just before he passed away and Dad himself lived until he was 90 and died in 2010.Has anyone any memories of Bert,Mary and the children or any photos of the cafe,now long gone I presume. Many Thanks Angela Belli
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My Family

CAN ANYONE HELP ME IM TRYING TO FIND OUT MORE INFORMATION ABOUT A FAMILY CALLED EVANS IVOR AND KATE THEY DAUGHTER CALLED PAM AND SON MERTON THEY LIVED IN THE DINGLE THEN HEATHER COTTAGE IN WAENAVON IVOR WAS KNOWN AS CHINER ALSO A FAMILY CALLED WATKINS SARAH THEY HAD TWO SHOPS A SWEET SHOP AND A HAIR DRESSERS. I WAS TOLD THAT THE HOUSE IN THE DINGLE HAD A LARGE ROCK FALL DOWN ON IT AND KILL SOME ONE , LATER IT BURNT DOWN / I WOULD BE VERY GREAT FULL IF ANYONE CAN HELP ME THANKS
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The David Family
I have lovely memories of visiting my mothers family in blaenavon in the 70,s has a small child ,my mothers family seemed huge the were the David family it was a lovely place all so friendly ,my mothers family lived at elgam avenue originally ,I know that my grandmother was killed in a bus crash and my grandfather passed away not long after ,we still have some family left over there and recently I visited the cemetery that m grandmother is buried in,lovely place and lively people
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My Life At Blaenavon
I was born & bred in Blaenavon in 1966 till 1980, the year we sadly had to move. We lived at Lion Street, Avon Road then Riverside Drive in Blaenavon. I remember Avon Road & Riverside Drive; too young to remember Lion Street. My nan & gramps & dad lived in Elgam Avenue, also a few relatives. I loved living in Blaenavon, I remember the heavy & deep snow we used to have and the carnivals ...see more
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